Water-heater.



, J. E.- GILLESPIE.

WATER HEATERA APFLIAT 0N FILED NOV. 9, 1912.

"Patented Nov. 4, 1913.

JANE E. GILLESPIE, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

WATER-HEATER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 4, 1913.

Application filed November 9, 191.2. Serial No. 730,520.

To all 'whom #may com rn.'

Be it known that I, JANE E. GILLEsPIE,

la citizen of the United States, residing at Atlanta, in the county ofFulton andState of Georgia, have invented new and useful Improvements inTater-Heaters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to heaters, the object in view being to provide anovel,`con vcnient, and effective heating apparatus for domesticpurposes, the same being especially designed for the purpose of heatingwater for the bath, and also for heating flat irons, the heater as awhole being portable, so that it may be readily txiken from room toroom. With the above and other objects in View, the invention consistsin the construction,

combination and' arrangementI of parts, as will be hereinafter morefully described,`

illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claimshereunto appended.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a vertical diametrical section `through thecomplete heater, showing the burner and oil -ont in elevation. Fig. 2 isa horizontal section through the same taken in line with the flat ironpockets.

The heater in its general construction resembles the ordinary keroseneheater now in common use, in that it cmprises the usual cylindrical base1, supporting legs 2, and oil reservoir 3 equipped with the usual burner4.

In carrying out the present invention, the upper portion of the heatercomprises a substantially cylindrical drum 5' of novel `form, in that atseveral intervals around the periphery of the drum 5, the latter isindented or offset inwardly to form a series of flat iron holdingpockets 6, having steeply inclined floors or inner walls 7, againstwhich the bottom of an ordinaryiiat iron, shown at 8` isadapted to rest,as clearly shown in Fig. 1. The plan or shape of this pocket isl bestillustrated in Fig. 1, wherein it will' be observed that it :omprises aninclined Hoor 7, formed integrally with the main wall of the drum 5,said pockets beingpressed into the drum by means of suitable dies. In

order to insure the retention of the flat irons in their respectivepockets, in conjunction with each of said pockets a keeper or socketpiece 10 is provided the same extending across the lower portion ot'-the pocket, as best illustrated in Fig. 1, and in connection with saidsocket piece, I employ a handle supporting arm 11 provided with adownwardly extending tongue 12 removably tittezl in the keeper or socketpiece 10, as that when not in use the said handle support may hedetached, thus doing away with any projecting part on the exterior ot'the drum. It vwi-ll be observed that the handle support isconcave-convex in vertical cross section, thereby adapting it to embraceand citeetively to hold the handle 13 of the flat iron,

as shown in Fig. 1.

In ad dition to the bottoni wall or shelf 14, upon which the oilreservoir 3 rests, the base of the heater is 4provided with a supple#mental 'upper wall or floorl, upon which is mounted a series of coilsupporting brackets or chairs 16. Removably supported' upon the chairs16 is a Water heating coil 17, which is surrounded by an asbestos drumor casing 18 provided with clips 19, by means -of which it is secured tosome of the convolutions of the coil 17, as clearly shown in Fig. 1.Thus the asbestos drum 18 is connccted directly with and also removablewith the heating coil, which is adapted to be withdrawn through the topof the drum 5 and replaced as frequently as necessary.

By reference to Fig. 1, .it will be observed that both ends of the coil17 are located at the top of the heater, theinlet terminal 20 ot thecoil being shown as connected by means of a hose clamp 21 to theadjacent endl of a flexible hose 2,2 which may lead to a suitable supplyfaucet Q3, shown conveniently as the faucetA of a` wash-stand or basin.Tlie other terminal portion 24 of the coil extends upward from thebottom of the coil and slightly divergent to the upward generaldirection of the coil, and thence outwar through an openingr 25 in theouter drum 5, where it is equipped with a faucet 26 adapted to projectover the adjacent rim of a tub. In order to provide for the terminalportion 24 of the coil, the drum 5 is provided with a I ofthe readyintroduction and removal of the heating coil.

The arts of the heater not hereinabove particu arly described may beconstructed and arranged in any preferred manner.

From the foregoing description, it will be understood that the heatermay be used as 1. In a heater, a cylindrical base,'an out- -sidecylindrical sheet metal drum supported thereby, an inside drum, a waterheating coil contained within the inside drum to which it is attachedandremovable through the top of the outside drum together with the insidedrum, and a circular series of coil supportlng brackets within theoutside drum.

2. In a water heater. the combination with a drum-supporting base, andan oil font and burner contained therein, of a cylindrical drumextending upwardly from and sup ported upon said base, a removableinside drum having an outside diameter -less than the inside dia-meterof the outside drum, brackets extending upwardly from and: fastened tothe base, and a water coil fastened to the interior of the inside drumand havi its bottom convolution supported on sai brackets, one endportion of said coil standing upright upon the exterior of the insidedrum, and both ends ofthe coil laterally over the top of the outsidedrum, whereby the inside drum and attached coil are both removablethrough the ton of the outside drum.

extending AIn testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence o twowitnesses.

. JANE E. GILLESPIE. Witnesses:

E. H. THORNTON,

T. C. CONWAY.

